eldar speed painting
- Thread starter sparkey
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Ulthwe colour scheme is simple:
Black with bleached bone helmets and acoutrements.
Sorry as far as speed spainting goes it\'s something I\'m not good with. I\'d suggest Prime the figures black then do the Bone before sealing with a Matt Varnish.
Black with bleached bone helmets and acoutrements.
Sorry as far as speed spainting goes it\'s something I\'m not good with. I\'d suggest Prime the figures black then do the Bone before sealing with a Matt Varnish.
Speed painting is something I haven\'t tried in a while, but I do remember some tips from Guy Haley in an old White Dwarf a year or so back.
*Always batch paint squads
*Attach the minis to a bit if timber with double sided tape so you can move straight onto the next model once the colour you are using is done on the first. (especially usefull when batch washing and drybrushing!)
*Never mix your paints, only use the shades from the pot.
*Blending is a no-no.
*use the biggest brush you can get away with
*Only paint the parts of a mini that can be seen
*Washes and drybrushing are your friends!
*Don\'t feel guilty! and don\'t strive for perfection! Remember, speed painting isn\'t cheating, its getting mini\'s painted fast!
Hope this helps!
*Always batch paint squads
*Attach the minis to a bit if timber with double sided tape so you can move straight onto the next model once the colour you are using is done on the first. (especially usefull when batch washing and drybrushing!)
*Never mix your paints, only use the shades from the pot.
*Blending is a no-no.
*use the biggest brush you can get away with
*Only paint the parts of a mini that can be seen
*Washes and drybrushing are your friends!
*Don\'t feel guilty! and don\'t strive for perfection! Remember, speed painting isn\'t cheating, its getting mini\'s painted fast!
Hope this helps!
I\'m right in the middle of TWO Ulthwe army boxes. If you want them not quite so black as DR\'s technique you could prime white (yes white) or gray, then a couple heavy washes of an acrylic medium (Future floor finish mix) with a little black paint and black ink. It will tint the surfaces nicely and sink into the crevices. You\'ll end up with troops that look black, but still have some contrast without sucking all the light out of the room. You can go back later if you want and touch up and highlight.
For the bone, basecoat graveyard earth, then highlight khaki and then highlight bleached bone. (or drybrush khaki, then lighter drybrush of bleached bone)
For fast gems, paint a light base coat (blood red or what not) then glaze (or very selectively wash) with dark brown/black, concentrating on the upper part of the gem a little more. Add a dot of white for a specular reflection at the top, and optionally wash with the same color ink as the gem after that. Just pick a few gems to paint, since gem vs. bump on Eldar armor seems random, for the most part.
For the bone, basecoat graveyard earth, then highlight khaki and then highlight bleached bone. (or drybrush khaki, then lighter drybrush of bleached bone)
For fast gems, paint a light base coat (blood red or what not) then glaze (or very selectively wash) with dark brown/black, concentrating on the upper part of the gem a little more. Add a dot of white for a specular reflection at the top, and optionally wash with the same color ink as the gem after that. Just pick a few gems to paint, since gem vs. bump on Eldar armor seems random, for the most part.
